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There's no doubt that Phil Scolari has been brought in at Stamford Bridge to a) win lots of
silverware and b) achieve this and still play sexy football. Roman Abramovich wants his Chelsea
bears to dance as well as mauling the opposition, something that Jose Mourinho and Avram Grant
seemingly ...
Or are you still laughing after John Terry missed from the penalty spot in Moscow last night?
Although it also took a missed kick from Nicolas Anelka to ensure the spoils went to Manchester
United, it was the central defender who had the opportunity to win the Champions League for
Chelsea. Oh boo hoo hoo [.
On Wednesday, we reported that Chelsea manager Avram Grant was seemingly happy to take the credit
for a teacup-throwing team talk, which helped the Blues recover from a goal down to beat Fulham
2-1. However, The Times are now reporting that it was Grant's assistant Steve Clarke who rallied
the troops after a lacklustre first-half [.
If your beloved club was to be bought out by an bajillionaire, would it be better to spend insane
transfer fees on a number of players or bring in a coaching staff that could make the West Ham
reserves play like Milan's Dream Team of the late 80's and early 90's. So why not build [...]
Editor's Note: Avram Grant was fired by Chelsea today as a torturous period for the manager came to
an end. He's put on a brave face, carried himself with grace and dignity and performed better than
anyone expected him to. He's managed to hold Chelsea together - no matter how good the players and
the [.
Avram Grant conveniently forgot about Ashley Cole's litany of misdeeds when he today proclaimed
that Cole - top of most people's imaginary league table of dastardly bastardy - is actually a good
role model for kids. The Israeli's basis for such an outlandish statement was that because Cashley
apologised to the ref [.
Chelsea manager Avram Grant was shown the door Saturday. He was also publicly humiliated by
former Blues boss Jose Mourinho if you choose to buy into The Guardian's misinterpration of quotes
for the purposes of shock value.
Not only that, but it was also revealed that Roman noodles sent a shiny new Ferrari 616 to The
Special One immediately following Chelsea's loss to Tottenham in the Carling Cup final.
FORMER Chelsea boss Avram Grant has been offered a job on long-running BBC children's show Blue
Peter. The Israeli was sacked by Chelsea after leading the club to the Champions League final for
the first time in their history, but Grant has shunned a return to football management in favour of
making things out of [.
Avram Grant wouldn't be at the helm of Chelsea beyond the summer: that's the popular notion. But
then who would replace him? Maybe a certain Gianfranco Zola? Not quite. Although the former Italian
international and Chelsea legend says that he is not at par to manage Chelsea, he doesn't rule out
the prospect of managing the [.
What does being a manager mean? For teams in the Blue Square Premier and the lower reaches of
League Two it means a much different thing to being the manager of a top Premiership side. For
those down there in the depths being a manager might mean sweeping out the dressing rooms, ringing
players up to [.
This was a long time coming, and definitely the right move by chief executive Peter Kenyon. Grant
was sacked today as manager, not even a year into his four-year contract. Kenyon and Bruce Buck,
the club's chairman, said that Chelsea's performance this season was "simply not good
enough", and they're right.
Goal.com reports that Shaun Wright-Philips is injured and is likely be out of footballing action
for a few weeks at least. This comes as huge blow to the player, his club Chelsea and England coach
Fabio Capello. Wright-Philips have been given his fair share of chances in the Chelsea first team
and the player has [.
When Chelsea and Tottenham meet in the Carling Cup Final on Sunday there will be plenty at stake,
and not just local pride and the first domestic honours of the season. For Chelsea, the game could
also go a long way to deciding the fate of one of the best players in their recent history. If
Frank Lampard does not make the starting eleven at Wembley Stadium, as is widely expected, it will
send
Avram Grant might be on his way out of Chelsea in the summer but there is no way that Frank
Rijkaard could replace him at Stamford Bridge next season. The Dutchman is currently in his fifth
season as coach of the Spanish giants FC Barcelona and although last season the Catalans failed to
win any [...
Try and brush aside the fact that he now aspires to be a monk, and have a look at ex-Chelsea
striker Mateja Kezman's comments about Avram Grant. Kezman is still in contact with some of the
Stamford Bridge players and claims that the word on the street is that things are much worse under
[...]
It's all threatening to get out of hand at Goodison Park on Thursday, with the Daily Mirror
reporting that Chelsea manager Avram Grant and his team are apparently under instructions not to
speak to Sky reporters before or after the match against Everton. It's clear that the club are far
from happy at having to [.
IT'S always funny seeing people fall over - especially if it's in front of millions of TV
viewers. Steven Gerrard was keen to get on with the throw-in as Avram stooped to pick up
the ball in Liverpool's semi-final Champions League clash at Stamford Bridge.
We asked yesterday whether there was a bottler or two in the Chelsea camp when it came to taking
penalties and the answer appears in today's Daily Mail. Nicolas Anelka may well have stepped up to
take a spot-kick for the Blues, but he was actually on the original list of five takers, only for
[...]
The English press always finds ways to entertain their readers: some of their pieces are quite
interesting while some are ridiculously funny. Sometimes an article can be both at the same time,
but that depends on the audience. Then, there is the odd article that can be read in its entirety.
So, on this fine Sunday [.
Today marks the fifth anniversary of Roman Abramovich's takeover of Chelsea. It was the biggest
in British football history at the time £140 million and, I must say, it has worked out quite
well for the club thus far.
Two Prem titles, two Carling Cups, one Community Shield, an FA Cup and a Champions League final
later, Chelsea is now moving into phase 2 of the revolution, with Uncle Phil & Co.
Tickle The Americans in Albion occupied a land somewhere between the Tickle and Tackle zones during
the festive fixture pile-up. It's all blurred together a bit in my memory, but I suppose those with
rose-colored spectacles were encouraged by Spector's steady performances at center back for the
Hammers, Dempsey scoring a beauty for flailing Fulham, and our trio of netminders pulling some big
Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel might be a talented young player but he cannot boast of a great
disciplinary record. Mikel himself knows that and that is why he pledges to set the records
straight. Mikel says: I think it is going to stop. We will have to see but I don't like that, it is
not [...]
They say hindsight is 20/20, and that's certainly true. That doesn't make it worthless though,
especially when the party involved has already made a few questionable decisions in the past. So
then, Mr. Grant, let me ask you why you didn't start John Terry, Frank Lampard, and Nicolas Anelka
yesterday in your Champions League Round of 16 [.
Minnows Barnsley continue their giants killing habit. They got the better of Premiership giants
Chelsea 1-0 in the last 8 of the FA Cup on Saturday at Oakwell. Barnsley had earlier beaten
Liverpool and now they have added Chelsea to their credit. Chelsea manager Avram Grant though
doesn't hesitate to admit that Barnsley deserved to win [.
It seems as though Frank Lampard has been linked with a move away from Chelsea on a number of
occasions in the past few seasons. However, it's generally been idle speculation after the
midfielder has delivered a fine performance for his team or been spotted having a holiday in Spain.
This time might be different, [.
Drogba scores twice to help Chelsea come from a goal down to preserve their home record, keep
United's lead down to 5 points and perhaps most poignantly, deal a severe blow to Arsenal's title
chances. Avram Grant has come under severe criticism this season, and perhaps (perhaps) it is no
coincidence that the lack of [.
Manic-depressive Chelsea manager Avram Grant was yesterday sounding even more glum, regardless of
the footballing spectacle he had just witnessed at White Hart Lane. Clinging on to title ambitions
and lined up for a good shot at the Champions League might be enough for some people but after
seeing his Chelsea side squandering 3-1 and 4-3 [.
It appears that Sir Alex has no shame, nor has he ever been introduced to the word "hypocrite"
either. Yesterday the Lord of the Ferg issued his daily teatime rant, and the latest subject of his
wrath is Chelsea, and the fact that Avram Grant's players mob the ref whenever a decision doesn't
[...]
Well lets put to rest the notion that Avram Grant couldn't win a big game.That since his arrival
Chelsea hadn't beaten a top seven side in the premiership.That in big games Chelsea don't find a
way the way they had under the 'Special One'.So in a week that saw Chelsea face two of its city
rivals the Blues took four of six points.
The Sun is whooping and hollering about the fact that Chelsea are set to blow £12m of Abramovich's
endless dosh mountain on lascivious party boy Ronaldinho. The fact that Barca are now seemingly
willing to flog their former prize asset for a tiny £12m should be raising all sorts of alarm
bells for [.
Let's face it, he'd probably still be better clunking around like Sir Lancelot than the error-prone
Hilario! The Daily Mirror reveals that while Petr Cech hasn't quite got to the point where he needs
to dress like Robocop, it's likely that he'll start tonight's game against Wigan wearing some kind
of face mask.
It's no secret that the Prince of Darkness, Avram Grant, is not a pleasant man to talk to. He's a
guy who wears all black all the time, and when Chelsea plays during the day, I'm surprised that he
even comes out of the dark tunnel to manage. He has no personality whatsoever. None. Zero. It's
[...]
Constantly under pressure Chelsea manager, Avram Grant, is one of the odds-on favourites to lose
his job this summer as Roman Abramovich looks for the true successor to fans favourite Jose
Mourinho. The press specualte about his replacement on a near-daily basis with names like Frank
Rijkaard, Gus Hiddink and Michael Laudrup.
The official club website reports that the next Chelsea spending spree has started already. Rather
than continue to get the very best out of the existing squad, it's all about throwing money at the
cause to ensure that the Blues wrest the Premier League title back from the hands of Manchester
United.
Despite a multi-million pound payoff from a job that he would never have got at any other top club,
Avram Grant is apparently a bit miffed that his mate Roman didn't have more patience. While many
fans immediately had a distaste for Grant since he was clearly hired through the age-old tradition
of nepotism, his [.
Was it really their failure to win any silverware that saw the club ditch someone who didn't even
have a full season at the Stamford Bridge helm? Or is this just a convenient excuse to ditch
someone regarded as a stop-gap by Roman Abramovich? Former Blues manager Glenn Hoddle has told BBC
that the Israeli [.
Whether or not you think the sacking of Avram Grant was right or wrong, nobody can be in any doubt
that the former Chelsea was substantially compensated for his (un)timely departure. The Times
report that the Israeli's bumper pay-off by the moneybags club ensured he earned roughly
£1million for every month that he managed the [.
Hands up if you feel sorry for JT? Last week saw the first Champions League Final contested by two
English clubs. As a neutral, I really enjoyed the game. The equivalent of an all action Premier
League game on the biggest stage of all. Platini and the rest of his UEFA chums silently despairing
that two ‘orrible English teams can contest the biggest club game in world football.
Moping hangdog Avram Grant is starting to feel very sorry for himself indeed, and to be fair he has
every right to be a tad miffed. The Israeli went into the last game of the Premier League still in
contention for the title, and got to within a whisker of winning the Champions League and [...]
First there was Avram Grant, then there was Henk Ten Cate. It seems that nobody's job is safe at
Chelsea. Especially when you hear that the club have made the decision to sack Nick Perruccio,
somebody who has been on their payroll for more than ten years. For the unitiated, Perruccio was
the head chef at [.
